- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/60263799
Europe’s most famous technology law, the GDPR, is next on the hit list as the European Union pushes ahead with its regulatory killing spree to slash laws it reckons are weighing down its businesses.
The European Commission plans to present a proposal to cut back the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR for short, in the next couple of weeks. Slashing regulation is a key focus for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as part of an attempt to make businesses in Europe more competitive with rivals in the United States, China and elsewhere.
The funny thing is that the cookie warning only applies to tracking cookies, for stuff like session cookies you do not need it.
But it is always easier to just nag the user too many times than to risk something, so everyone just adds the warning anyway.
Also, IANAL so don’t trust me!